Elbek Manzarov’s creativity: Continuity of traditions and the author’s contribution to the Buryat jewelry art

The article considers the creativity of the famous Buryat jeweler Elbek Sodnomovich Manzarov (1948–2018), a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, Honored Artist of the Republic of Buryatia, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Buryatia, a member of the Union of Writers of Russia and the Republic of Buryatia in the context of preserving and developing traditional jewelry art of Buryatia. The main stages of his creative path as well as the features of his artistic style, expressed in using traditional materials, techniques and ornamental motives, are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the master’s iconic works kept in the museum collections of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Applied and Folk Art (Moscow city) and the National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia (Ulan-Ude city), and revealing the author's contribution to the preservation and development of the Buryat jewelry art.